The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

The days are now nearly one hour
Longer
Skating pavilion will he open Saturday
evening.
uamburgs!! Call at King Wards
and get prices.
The SorosiS arc to have day with the
humorous authors soon.
good attendance at the pavilion on
Saturday evening last
The Good Templars have sociable at
their hall this evening.
W II. leselton left for Boston, Mon
day last to remain two weeks.
c. c. Mann of Lexington, Mass, was
at Hotel Coburn over the Sabbath.
The item of expense for breaking roads
will foot up considerable This winter.
cur side walks are suggestive of to
hoggan slide since the recent freeze
Z. B. Hesclton started four horse
team for the woods Monday with sup
plies.
There will be union services at the
Congregational church next Sunday even
ing
Nosmus & Felkcr made shipment of
Coco lbs. of wool from this station Mon,
day.
The second of the "Old Folks ASSEM-
blies" at Hotel Hcselton comes off to-mor-
row evening
The demand for wood was rather great
er the past week than the supply for the
first time this winter.
Messrs. W. b. Snow and Weston Clark
attended the funeral of the late John Car
ney at Bingham Sunday.
Subject of the lecture in t. q Universe
list church next Sunday evening, Elements
of Success. Service at O'Clock.
We understand that J. A. Ilillman is to
enlarge his store by anneXing the one
now occupied by l.. L. Morrison.
our cold snap was broken only by the
annual January thaw setting in Saturday
and continuing through Monday.
Rare bargains is Dress Goods at Rob
in> on Halls for which Green and Dry
Hard Wood will be taken in exchange.
The Womans Club meets with Mrs
Jas. Bell this "wednesday afternoon
10, Ia 70 1tr nj, ,i,.
supper.
Work is getting on finely at Coburn
Hall and the carpenters have lots of call
ers looking to see the improvements to be
made.
Revival services will be continued at
the Methodist Church, Wednesday
Thursday und Friday evenings of this
week.
Now is the time to buy or rent first
class. Piano, Organ or Sewing Machite
at Smiths Music Store, They have fine
stock At low prices
Col. Wildcs went to Augusta yesterday
in response to a call upon the railroad
commissioners by the legislative commit
tee on railroads.
The north intermediate school did not
commence until Tuesday morning, Miss
Pollard not connecting at Pennington,
upon her return from Phillips.
Rev. J. H. Little was called to Bruins
wick to attend funeral, on Friday last,
and the following Tuesday summons
came from No. Frycburg for him to at
tead II funeral in that place
\ fine track has been broken upon the
ice, and until the recent rain, gave prom
Use of lots of fun for the horscmen. 1t is
now only matter Of Il short time before
the good ones will be paraded in friendly
contests.
y party of friends, twenty in number,
old and young, made up the jolly company
that visited Alonzo McTntire and family
last Saturday evening. They report the
slcighing as poor but the oysters first
class.
presented each of the schools in the high
school building, with Temperance An
mails; they also at Christmas time sent Il
box of Christmas gifts to the boardcrS at
the Town Farm.
Word comes to us of Il big spruce that
was cut recently on land belonging to W.
q. llcselton, very near the line between
Lexington and Concord measuring 3 -
feet on the stump and 50 feet long top
ping off u inches.
\ SkoWhcgan statistician informs us
that for the first twenty mornings in the
month the thermometers averaged , -
degrees below zero. The thoughts OF
such weather are more pleasant to look
back upon than to contemplate in the
future.
Mr.. g. W. Bishop the horseman, ac
companed by party of friend, is cX
pected to arrive this evening by special
train and will remain at Hotel IIc,elton
until p. IN. tomorrow Thursday
looking over the line horses he hopes to
see exhibited.
The shipment of live stock from tlli,
station Monday morning, by Il. W
Brown, was one car load Of cows, and
twenty calves. Mr.. Brown informs u,
that in shipping calves alive, he gets then
to market free, enabling him to pay bet
ter prices for veal.
From twelve to fifteen couples from
this place went by extra train on Thurs
day evening last to participate in til,
Z, grand ball at Oakland. There were on,
y hundred and forty couples in attendance
and dancing was continued until a IN
j The Skowhegan train returned home a
81 4.3o a m, bringing a tired and sleep.
n cargo, but all on board had enjoyed tn
Il occasion immensely.
81 Ivory Homestead Of Malbon's Mills
81 was severely kicked by a horse on Fri
VI day last. lie was breaking roads hayin!
NJ four pairs Of horses on his team, and i
n detaching onopair from the rest, he rC
>f& cniya1 the fnll A.. I.ra..'l. b,,,